Priscilla Ruggiero

New @hrw report out today - "Start with the Youngest Children" - the Chinese government is imposing Chinese-language education and ideological indoctrination on kindergarten children in its efforts to force Tibetans to assimilate. hrw.org/report/2026/05…

I left China after eight years. Here's what I experienced as a Japanese person reporting for an American outlet, at a time when a distrust of foreigners has come to permeate everyday life in China. wsj.com/world/china/im… via @WSJ

Between the Thai-Myanmar border towns of Mae Sot and Myawaddy, hundreds of people have found refuge from a five-year civil war that will be remembered for its relentless bombings by the military junta and its air force. buff.ly/4gsTpfd

Aung San Suu Kyi: The Myanmar democracy icon detained for years bbc.in/4w2dO0f

The first picture of Aung San Suu Kyi in years - released tonight by Myanmar’s military-backed government which says it has moved her to house arrest. Suu Kyi, who is 80, has been in prison for five years since the armed forces seized power.

China's intelligence agency has blamed anti-China influences from abroad for stoking youth disillusionment wsj.com/world/china/ch… via @WSJ

Tibetans in exile vote for a new government -- something that no one inside China is permitted to do. The Chinese Communist Party simply pretends that people want its dictatorship. trib.al/Sc1ncIH

AFP | China and the regime have pledged to expand trade and security ties, especially along their border, during talks in the Southeast Asian nation with its junta chief-turned-president and both countries’ top diplomats. Read here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/china-and-m…

I am and will always be incredibly grateful to those who worked for my release when I was held hostage by an armed faction in Iraq earlier this month. So many people – including but not limited to government officials, press freedom organisations, and my wonderful community of fellow journalists and friends - put an immense amount of effort into ensuring that the level of attention to my case remained high. Thank you all so very, very much.

🇲🇲DOCUMENT, au cœur de la résistance en Birmanie. Depuis 5 ans, le pays est en proie à une guerre civile qui a déjà fait des dizaines de milliers de morts et plus de 3 millions de déplacés. Nos envoyés spéciaux ont pu filmer les jeunes résistants qui défient la junte militaire au pouvoir. #JT20h

BREAKING: Myanmar pardons over 4,000 prisoners, including deposed president Read more: aje.news/zhse7y

New evidence has emerged which suggests that, far from ending their persecution in Xinjiang, the Chinese authorities simply have got better at hiding it. Zhang Yabo, a former police officer, has fled the region and is now giving testimony on what he saw in torture prisons. In a rare insight into China’s repressive apparatus, Zhang reveals that under Ma Xingrui, Xinjinag’s Communist Party Secretary from 2021 to 2025, the previous approach of highly visible mass internment was dropped in favour of highly concealed coercion. Easier to get away it in private… ✍️ Steerpike Article | spectator.com/article/whistl…

Happy to report that @shellykittleson is on her way to recovery and the epitome of resilience You’ll hear from her soon Thank you to everyone who helped to set her free

And just like this, @Mike_Cherney makes his debut as the @WSJ Southeast Asia correspondent. So happy to have him on board and looking forward to more great journalism. wsj.com/world/china/ch…

La Siria e l’Iraq che ci ha raccontato Shelly Kittleson e le nostre voci unite per la sua liberazione. Di @paolapeduzzi. ilfoglio.it/esteri/2026/04…

Shelly Kittleson è stata rapita in Iraq. La giornalista, collaboratrice del Foglio, è stata sequestrata a Baghdad. I sospetti sul gruppo sciita vicino all’Iran Khatib Hezbollah ilfoglio.it/esteri/2026/03…

BREAKING Myanmar installed former spymaster Ye Win Oo as new military commander in chief on Monday, reports say, replacing junta leader Min Aung Hlaing

I, along with @akhmxt (a digital investigator & OSINT expert), look at the conspiracy theories around India’s recent arrests of seven foreign “mercenaries” returning from Myanmar: Read here on @barbedwires_sub: open.substack.com/pub/barbedwire…

“Capelli unti”, “mano sudaticcia”, “magrolino”, “faccia da roditore”, “Carmelo Caruso è così, scrive sul Foglio”. A Roberto Vannacci non sono piaciuti gli articoli del grandissimo @carusocarmelo. Spero che a destra sappiano prendere le distanze da questo squadrismo verbale.

Five ways to crack down on Myanmar’s junta: fdd.org/analysis/2026/…